The Community Preservation Committee at its meeting Thursday night opened the process for reviewing the 15 grant applications received for the fiscal year 2025 cycle. A brief overview of the projects was given to committee members during the public hearing. The CPC...
The Select Board at its meeting Tuesday night unanimously appointed Brian Ziniti as a Hopkinton Police Department officer and focused on the department’s goals. Police Chief Joseph Bennett, who attended the meeting via Zoom, introduced Ziniti to the board. “Hopkinton...
The Parks & Recreation Commission voted 3-0 to approve a sign at EMC Park to alert visitors to the dangers of eating near playground equipment for people who have food allergies. The concept of the sign originated with Reese Robledo as a class project when she was...
The Water Department on Tuesday announced that Weston & Sampson, an environmental engineering firm that provides consulting for the town, has been contracted to provide a unilateral flushing program for the area. "Crews have already begun the preparation work,...
The Board of Health at its meeting Monday evening discussed the lack of state guidance on PFAS levels and Hopkinton’s leading role in its regional health collaborative structure. Health Department Director Shaun McAuliffe told board members that no state guidance from...
The Planning Board at its half-hour meeting Monday night voted 5-0 to approve a stormwater management permit for a two-story office building at 85R and 87 Hayden Rowe Street, allowing the redevelopment project to move one step closer to approval. The property is next...
With early release days at Hopkinton schools leading to problems downtown over the past year, the Hopkinton Police Department is offering a potential solution, hosting an Early Release Hangout this Friday from noon until 2 p.m. at the Town Common. The free event, for...
A British man convicted of murdering his wife and baby girl in their Hopkinton home on Cubs Path is seeking a new trial, according to multiple news sources. Neil Entwistle, 44, is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole after he was...
The Water Department on Thursday morning announced that some of the water discoloration the town has been experiencing over the past two weeks may be related to irrigation systems set on automatic timers. "We think this latest issue may be related to the amount of...
Town Manager Norman Khumalo and Director of Public Works Kerry Reed announced Thursday morning that construction for Hopkinton’s Well 6 PFAS filtration system has begun. Bay State Regional Contractors Inc. began digging a foundation at Hopkinton’s Fruit Street Well 6...
The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night focused on two long-standing cases. They included a fee waiver request from a controversial solar array development and fines assessed against a Leonard Street developer for violations that prompted him to...
As the town works to resolve several instances of water discoloration over the past two weeks, the town’s interim fire chief explained that one cause was from a power outage Thursday morning in the neighborhood near the Eversource LNG facility. “A security guard at...
The Select Board during its meeting Tuesday night approved by a 4-0 vote a budget message that stressed frugality to town departments when making their fiscal year 2025 budget requests. The town is bracing for a challenging budget season, with a current projected...
The Open Space Preservation Commission at its meeting Thursday night discussed the need for OSPC to review land slated to be donated to the town before it is conveyed because this had not been done in the case of Turkey Ridge Estates open space earlier this year....
Members of Hopkinton's emergency management group met Friday morning to discuss the town's water discoloration issue, Water-Sewer Department Manager Eric Carty announced. "The department will continue to flush hydrants for the foreseeable future to help with the...
On Friday morning, an Eversource crew began to dig up the yard in front of 1 Maple Street to repair a leaking gas line in response to residents’ complaints of a pervasive noxious odor for the past two weeks. The Independent began investigating the issue Thursday after...
The Hopkinton Water Department announced Thursday morning that due to a power outage, the Ashland pump that supplies Hopkinton shut off rapidly and turned back on, causing major discoloration. "The town is working with our engineers to figure out the solution to help...
A tractor-trailer rollover Wednesday morning at the interchange of the Massachusetts Turnpike and Interstate 495 in Hopkinton caused garbage to spill onto the roadway, leading to the temporary closure of the ramp for a few hours. The crash occurred at 9:15 a.m. on the...
